I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started to write this article since I first picked up the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, over 28 years ago. It’s definitely overdue!

Having been raised in a traditional Christian home, I remember my mother encouraging me to think, pray, and listen to God’s leading. Not that I listened all the time, but I certainly was taught with a love for and openness to Spirit, God. After graduating from high school, I was curious about different religious denominations and philosophies, so I visited churches and other places of worship. 

In college, I read many books on contemporary metaphysics and spiritual thought. How to achieve peace and harmony was on people’s minds, and I was seeking God.